Penile Calciphylaxis in End Stage Renal Disease

Calciphylaxis, better described as “Calcific uremic arteriolopathy” (CUA), involves about 1–4% of hemodialysis patients all around the world with high mortality rates. We describe a rare clinical case of CUA in peritoneal dialysis patient associated with urological disease. Penile calciphylaxis repr...

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Main Authors: Barbera, Vincenzo, Di Lullo, Luca, Gorini, Antonio, Otranto, Giovanni, Floccari, Fulvio, Malaguti, Moreno, Santoboni, Alberto
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3690230/